Music and Youth
SS Music set to release video album; to launch Sunday shows
MUMBAI: Southern Spice Music (SS Music) is all set to release a Tamil pop album, the maiden creation by the winners of its Voice Hunt. Through the talent search held across South India, the channel had selected five singers to form a pop band.
The band has recorded its first Tamil album in association with the well known music director Pravin Mani. Sony Music will be releasing the first single, video and the album on 19 March in Chennai. The much-awaited announcement of the band’s name will take place in a press conference organized on the 18 March. The band’s name, for which the channel had conducted a contest for its audience, is being kept under wraps.
Release of the CDs and cassettes will follow across all music retail outlets in India. Their first video Malarey, which was shot in Kodaikanal, is due to release on all music channels in Tamil and Hindi versions.
Sunday Shows
SS Music is launching a film-based programme First Frame on Sunday, 6 March at 11 am. The show, which features all the latest happenings in the South Indian film industry, is a round up of all film news for that week in all four states. The half hour show is divided into four segments, namely, Making of the film, Launches, Locations and Talk of the town.
The 15-minute show Car & Bike Show will air at 9:45 pm. Targeted at the automobile enthusiasts, the show will cover models that are relevant to the south Indian market as well as products from the traditional Indian manufacturer majors. The show will also speak about the Japanese mainstream players, the new Asians, the Europeans, the re-emergence of American manufacturers and the raft of used imports from Japan.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
